Lend Me An Ear

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

So, we've all got our problems. And, if you don't have any problems, well, I salute you. But the majority of us have some issues. And maybe we don't know what to do about those issues. This is the post for you! Ask for advice! Ask what you should do in the case of: how to ask someone out for the first time, how to make long distance relationships work, how to break up with someone, how to tell someone they look fat in those jeans, anything at all you want advice on!

And one and all can answer, give you advice, speak from experience. We can help each other because frak knows, we've all been through some crap.

And really, this is therapy. We should be play therapist!

Comments

[weetuskenraider]

Anyone have any suggestions on how to make my fanatical crazy alien other personality go away? Because she's really creeping me out.

Not that making her go away is ever going to happen. And the first person who suggests an emocoma gets hurt.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

I found that throwing them in dumpsters tends to work. Barring that, it's all about bitchslapping and letting them know who's boss. Of course, that doesn't always work considering mine took over for a little while.

[tyler_gone]

Acknowledge her. Talk to her. See what she wants.

Then tell her no and mean it. I shot myself to kill mine, but, uh, I was kind of crazy.

Cleaning up the damage for me is drugs and making myself sleep and avoiding stress, but I don't think that's how it works in your canon.

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and I bet you're creeping her out, too.

[solo_sword]

Emocoma.

Look, I should totally get to say it.

[notyourpawn.livejournal.com]

I had to kill mine, but she was only ever the physical manifestation of my own guilt and self-hatred over surviving where my family died.

... sort of. I mean, she started there and took on a life of her own. Such matters are never straightforward, are they?

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

. . . I refuse to talk about it.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Not even a hint? We're here to help!

[laceycantlie.livejournal.com]

BALLOONS ARE SCARY, OKAY?

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think they'll actually...hurt you. Why are they scary?

[raspberryturk]

Arm yourself with a pin, yo. That'll take care of any scary balloons you ever gotta deal with.

Or, you could, like, take 'em outside and just let 'em go.

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Any got advice on how to tell your dad that you're not going to be doing what he and most of your planet expected you to do just because you're supposed to be carrying on the family legacy?

[raspberryturk]

There's always the ever popular middle finger, yo. It's amazin' how much one little gesture can really say!

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Can you just refuse to talk to him at all? That's how I deal with my mother and her visions of her daughter, the concert pianist.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Well, you could --

Wait, I don't actually have parents, do I? Frak.

[withoutverona]

If you figure it out, tell me. Right now I have my father thinking I'm utterly unsuited, but I know that will pass, and I do not think you should do what I did to make him think that.

Do you have a brother or a cousin you can pass the responsibility on to? He asked, not knowing the massive emo he would cause.

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

My father wouldn't listen when I tried telling him, so I embarked upon a hedonistic lifestyle of excess (and spending his money) for years. He keeps threatening to disown me, but I'm not seeing any follow-through on that end.

If he gives you a hard time, I suggest very very explicit PDA, with persons considered completely unsuitable. If he's anything like mine, he'll very quickly be thrilled that you're out of sight and out of mind.

[likethegun]

I don't know, but if you figure it out, I might steal the advice too.

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

He didn't happen to intentionally leave you behind to die a horrible, slow, painful death at any time, did he?

Because once they do that, you can get away with aaaannnything.

Assuming you survived, anyway.

[bitchprince]

I'm going to join the crowd and say if you figure it out, let me know. Has he ever thrown you into any dungeons for disobeying him?

[future_sandworm]

Are you sure you won't end up doing it anyway? Sometimes that's the easy way.

[saveyoulater.livejournal.com]

How do you get to be happy here, when what normally makes you happy is your work and there's not a lot to do here?

[flipped-god-off.livejournal.com]

My best advice? Fucking annoy people. So much fun! And I'm happy!

[funnyways.livejournal.com]

I am utterly afraid of my nature, and yet revel in it whenever it manifests.

I scare myself, and cannot ever seem to gain inner peace.

How can I accept myself, when I am but a monster?

[raspberryturk]

You don't gotta be unhuman to be a monster. Maybe it works both ways?

[iamnotallgirl]

I've got this problem I need to get rid of.

It's named Jack.

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Really? He seemed really nice. Why would you want to get rid of him?

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

You have a girlfriend.

Woe.

[future_sandworm]

Woe?